Wei Zhang

Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, and Computer Science Ph.D. with over ten years of experience architecting, building, and operating high-availability enterprise applications, distributed cloud infrastructure, and low-latency API networks. Proven track record of technical leadership across distributed microservices (Java, Go, C++, PHP, Python, Node.js) and modern web frontends (Vue.js, React, TypeScript). Demonstrated expertise driving end-to-end architecture, software-defined network interfaces, and stream processing protocols while mentoring engineering teams.

Actively exploring emerging AI development workflows and integration patterns to modernize enterprise application architectures.

Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead - US Cabinet Depot - Marietta, GA

(2021-01)

• Architected and delivered SmartWOS end-to-end, a multi-warehouse enterprise SaaS platform; established technical strategy, API contracts, and operational standards supporting high-volume daily transactions across eight distribution hubs.
• Engineered scalable event-driven distributed microservices utilizing Java, Go, TypeScript, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS (ECS, Lambda, EventBridge, SNS, SQS) for order lifecycle and inventory operations, maintaining 99.9%+ uptime.
• Designed high-performance API gateways, RPC abstractions, and distributed state caching using Redis and PostgreSQL, reducing tail query latency (p99) under peak loads.
• Mentored mid and senior engineers on microservices design, frontend component architecture, test-driven development, accessibility standards, and modern software development practices.
• Evaluated and piloted modern developer productivity tools, guiding team discussions on leveraging AI-assisted workflows for code reviews and test automation.
• Sustained 99.9%+ service availability through CloudWatch monitoring, structured incident response, query performance tuning, and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines.

Senior Software Development Engineer - Amazon Inc. - Seattle, WA

(2020-02 - 2020-12)

• Architected high-throughput, low-latency Java backend microservices supporting global marketplace operations and internal logistics tooling across Amazon data centers.
• Partnered with cross-functional global engineering teams to define strict API contracts, service level objectives, and fault-tolerant cloud service integrations.
• Drove operational excellence by authoring technical architecture specifications, conducting thorough code reviews, and refining automated CI/CD release automation for production services.

Software Engineer - Thumbtack Inc. - San Francisco, CA

(2016-07 - 2017-03)

• Developed responsive web applications using React, Redux, and modern JavaScript, ensuring strict cross-browser compatibility and seamless integration with distributed backend services.
• Re-architected the instant-quoting marketplace engine, reducing end-to-end latency below three seconds, increasing quotes per request by 255%, and doubling revenue per quote.
• Optimized high-traffic platform performance through Redis caching, request batching, and database indexing.

Software Engineer — Platform Team - Zoosk Inc. - San Francisco, CA

(2015-08 - 2016-02)

• Integrated machine-learning fraud detection pipelines into production backend microservices to safeguard millions of real-time user sessions.
• Redesigned backend data ingestion APIs and event-streaming workflows to process high-velocity user activity data.

Principal Software Engineer (Founding Team) - Eagleyemed Inc. - Santa Clara, CA

(2013-11 - 2015-07)

• Architected the HIPAA-compliant EagleX telemedicine SaaS platform from scratch, building modern web application interfaces and secure RESTful services.
• Engineered low-latency media streaming pipelines and real-time collaboration features using JavaScript, WebRTC, and scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Established production monitoring, database schemas, and continuous delivery pipelines supporting early clinical deployment.

Ph.D. - Computer Science - Florida State University